®Planning appeal decision
The Grove Lodge Fir Tree Hill, Chandlers Cross, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 4LY
described as, without planning permission the erection of over height close boarded fencing adjacent to the highway (the length and location of which is shown marked between a “Y” and an “Y” on the attached Site Map) and the importation, deposition and spreading of hardcore aggregate (the approximate extent of which is shown hatched in black on the attached Site Map)
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- White P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The fencing's visual prominence and enclosure of the roadside, combined with significant harm to Green Belt openness and character, could not be outweighed by the appellant's limited justifications, whereas the hardstanding element caused no material harm to openness or character.
Framework references: 142, 153, 154
Plan policies cited: CP11, CP1, CP12, DM2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.